A casual lifestyle for a maximum of 500 guests – with this concept, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and the EUROPA 2 ushered in a new era of luxury cruises. Luxury ever since has meant a veritable explosion of culinary highlights, a top-class range of wellness and fitness offers, exceptional on-board entertainment and fascinating shore activities, all complemented by plenty of personal space and individual freedom.

Julian Pfitzner, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is leaving the company, passing the baton onto his colleague Isolde Susset. Pfitzner took over operational management of the luxury and expedition cruise operator in December 2020. At his own request, he is handing over the helm of the five luxury and expedition ships to Susset, who has shaped the expedition segment at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises for more than two decades.

Perth-based travel industry sales and marketing specialists, Luxury Travel Marketing, has expanded its client portfolio this week, partnering with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to represent the high-end European cruise company in the Australia & New Zealand markets.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has offered a first look at its 2025/26 season aboard the five best ships in the world, as rated by Insight Guides. The program spans seven continents across routes of luxury and expedition aboard EUROPA and EUROPA 2 as well as expedition ships HANSEATIC inspiration, HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC spirit.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has released its new cruises for the 2024/2025 season before the launch of its main catalogs for the first time ever.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its digital service for travel agency partners, introducing a chatbot called Henry Hansen

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises marked last Thursday’s World Shipping Day motto for 2022 – “New technologies for greener shipping” – by filling one of its expedition ships with biofuel from sustainable resources.

A number of enhancements to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ ultra-luxury oceangoing ship, EUROPA 2, have been completed following the vessel’s latest shipyard visit in Hamburg.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has unveiled a preview of its 2023/24 program which includes a collection of voyages in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific aboard two ships.

German ultra-luxury cruise line, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, will begin welcoming international guests back on board two of its ships from January 2022.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is accepting non-binding and free of charge pre-bookings for its 2022/2023 global programs.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will recommence sailing next week, with a heavily reduced passenger count and extensive hygiene and preventive measures. The service reboot begins with a series of five-day voyages from Germany to Scandinavia and eight-day cruises to the Norwegian Fjords and Baltic Sea.